AN: This is it the beginning or the end of the first year. If you are wondering if this is a story centered just on my OC, well for now it is but soon this story will start to have chapters centered around the other main characters and Harry will start to play a bigger part. But I don't know what I'm planning on doing with Ron yet so I'm open for suggestions. I don't want to kill him but I also don't want to turn him into an extra wheel that is just kind of there. But enough about that on to the story.
Great hall dinner the next night.
"Adam" the worried voice of Hermione came from behind him.
"Yes?"
"Dumbledore left this morning and will not be coming back tonight and we can't find professor McGonagall." Hermione exclaimed in near panic.
"Oh no! Where is McGonagall?" Adam asked in a near panic. "Wait… John, he's been gone for a while too said he had a date…" that cheeky son of a bitch. "Well let's find professor Flitwick."
"Oh great he can help!" Hermione said with relief.
"Let's find Ron and Harry before they do something stupid."
"Hey! Harry wouldn't do anything stupid." Hermione said in a huff.
"He's not the one I'm more worried about" Adam said with a laugh. Causing Hermione to blush.
"Come on Adam he's not that bad." Hermione said in Ron's defense.
"AWW, someone has a crush." Adam said with a huge grin on his face causing Hermione to blush. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone."
"Shut up Adam that's not funny" Hermione said turning a shade of red that would make Ginny proud.
"Ha, no denial… Ron, Harry good we need to find professor Flitwick." Adam said as they came upon the two boys in question while Hermione somehow gets even redder and just glares at Adam.
"Why him?" Ron asks.
"He was a dueling champion a long time ago and is still widely considered one of the best duelists alive it is one advantage to his size, harder to hit a smaller target," Adam boosted of his head of house.
"Well what are we waiting for the stone is in danger?" Harry said as he moves to the head table to the small professor followed by the other three. "Professor Flitwick." Harry requested the attention of the professor that was the size of a goblin, with a balding black haired head and a smile on his kind face.
"Yes Mr. Potter, Weasley, Hanover, and Ms. Granger." Flitwick asked intrigued as to why four first years interrupted his dinner.
"We wish to talk to you in privet" said Hermione in a quiet voice.
"Whatever for?" Flitwick asked genuinely confused now.
"Midas was a man who could turn all into gold but it cost the life of his daughter, what if you had the power to give both life and gold?" Adam cut in cryptically to the confusion of him and professor Sprout sitting next to him. "I believe that Flamel would appreciate that riddle." Adam continued as understanding crossed the professor's face.
"Let us go to my office and we can discuss this problem." Flitwick said with a now pale face.
"Yes sir" was Adam's reply.
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"What do you know of the stone?" The professor asked quickly as soon as he was able to shut the door to his office.
"We know that it's made by Nicolas Flamel and that it can be used to make gold and give eternal life." Hermione supplied, causing Flitwick to sigh in relief and Adam to just look at her and to give the information that Flitwick wanted.
"We know that Hagrid took the stone out of Gringotts and bring it here the day before it was stolen, we know that it is hidden in the third floor corridor with a three headed dog named Fluffy that is put to sleep with music standing over a trap door that leads to more traps that protect it. We know that Dumbledore is out of the school making this the best time to strike, and we know all this as four first years, this is both the worst kept secret in Britain and it is in danger of being stolen tonight. We also think that it is a professor that will take it because they know at least one more trap." As Adam gave his information Flitwick went from relief, to afraid and pale, and then a look of pure aw and possible terror.
"I think its professor Snape" Ron said for the umpteenth time.
"For the last time Ron, he is mean not a mad man." Adam supplied in a very annoyed voice.
"How did you find all this out?" Flitwick asked in shear aw "and why did you tell me if you suspect a staff member?"
"How we found out is not important, and as to why you is because you would one already have the stone if you wanted it and we needed someone that could defend the third floor corridor tonight while the headmaster is out." Adam said to the old man bringing a small smile to the professor's face.
"I'm glad you have that much faith in me Mr. Hannover. I hope it will not be needed though… I will stand watch over the entrance to the room with the trap door tonight, I just hope you will be wrong in my need to be there." Flitwick said while his face grew a stony expression.
"Me too professor, me too" Harry said as he leaves with a thank you.
"Good luck Sir" Ron said as he follows.
"Thank you" was Hermione's simple good bye.
"Trust no one professor, not even the other heads of house" Adam said as he too left the now very serious professor.
… "Harry get your invisibility cloak ready and you three meet me in the classroom down the hall from the Ravenclaw dorms."
"Why?" he asked in confusion.
"We are going to check on Flitwick at eleven o' clock sharp" Adam replied confusing the other three.
"Why that time exactly?" asked a very confused Ron.
"Plenty of time after curfew that all the students will be asleep, perfect time for an attack." Supplied Hermione.
"Yes, exactly Hermione and I have all the confidence in the world in professor Flitwick's dueling abilities, but everyone can lose a fight even the best. I want to check on him." Adam said with fear for his head of house.
"Ok we will be there" said Harry.
"Thanks" Adam said with a grateful smile on his face because he would never be able to forgive himself if the man died because of him.
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"Adam?" Came the quiet voice of Hermione under the invisibility cloak as Adam walked out of the shadows causing her to (Eep)
"Let's go your late" said Adam in annoyance.
"Geez sorry mate but we had a hard time sneaking out of the tower" said Ron in their defense.
"Let's just go… I'm sorry for snapping at you guys but if he gets hurt it's my fault" Adam said as he steps under the cloak.
"Its fine Adam… is that your cat Ogun?" Asked Hermione
"Ogun?" asked Ron
"Native Carrabin for fire god, Ogun is a Yaungin Kedi." Adam said with passing interest.
"What's a whatever Kedi?" Asked Harry.
A Yaungin Kedi, is a Turkish bread of magical cat, it means fire cat, the name sake of which is that is can turn into a pseudo Fiend fire and if befriended can make one of the best familiars known to man. The only considered better is a phoenix, which I consider crap, because the I consider crap, because the species is considered the smartest non sentient species on earth."
"Bloody hell" said Ron.
"Indeed, now let us hurry I have a bad feeling about this." Adam snapped out in worry.
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The four enter the third floor corridor to come across a very badly bleeding professor Flitwick laying on the ground and they throw the cloak off as they run up to the man.
"My god professor hold on I have just the thing" Adam said as he pulls out a phial with a clear liquid in it.
"Is that phoenix tears?" asked Flitwick with glazed over eyes and a shaky voice.
"Yes not enough to fully fix you but it will stabilize you, who did this?" Adam asked as he starts to apply the tears to the worst of what must have been cutting curses.
"Qurrill" was all Flitwick got out before he passed out.
"Shit… ok he's stabilized but we need to call for help and go after Qurrill." Adam said to the other three. "Wait I got it, Ogun!" (Meow) "Go get John, I don't care what he is doing and if McGonagall is still with his bring her too." (Meow!) Came Ogun's reply as he ran out to find John. "Next we attract Filch." Adam said as he starts throwing blasting curses and awakens the portraits who start screaming and running throughout the castle. "And now we go after Qurrill."
"Are you crazy?" Screamed Hermione and Ron at the same time.
"Possibly, but I also know that he needs to be stopped and we're the only ones who can stop him. I say we do this diplomatically who says we stay?" Ron and Hermione put up their hands. "And who says we go?" Adam asked as he puts his hand up and looks at Harry who also slowly puts his hand up. "Tie well crap…"
"It is not safe Adam." Hermione said as she looks like she might start to cry.
"But Adam's right, we are the only ones who can stop him. We have to Hermione." Said Harry as he walks up her.
"But, well, um… OH! Fine." Hermione says as she walks up to the door with Fluffy and opens the door to hear a harp playing, sees a giant three headed dog, and a trap door open in front of it as she just walks forward, looks back at the other three, gets an angry smirk on her face and jumps down the trap door… the three boys just look at each other, shrug and follow her down the trap door to a dark room full of water and vines Adam being the last to take the plunge.
"What is this?" Adam asked confused as the vines start to wrap around them.
"We don't know" screamed Ron.
"Oh, I know this is Devils Snare" said Hermione, "use your luminous spells."
"Luminous!" came frantic shouts from all four causing the vines to receded and allowing them through to the next room.
"Great one door, one lock, and one thousand keys" deadpanned Adam.
"I'm sure we can figure it out" said Hermione.
"I just did, it's that old one" came Harry's voice over the buzz of wings.
"Ok then seeker Harry take that broom and catch it" Adam happily said.
"Really" said Ron in his best what the fuck voice.
"Sorry thought it would be funny" Adam said abashed.
Harry just sat on the broom with a smirk on his face and went after the Key, after a few minutes he caught it and flew down to the door and unlocked it causing the rest of the keys to attack them as they ducked out and closed the door to stop the keys from killing them. They found themselves in a room with a giant wizards chess set missing three white pieces which Ron, Harry and Adam ran to. The game was going well until Ron had to sacrifice himself for the check mate. "Ron!" screamed Hermione as she ran across the board to an unconscious Ron.
"It's going to be alright Hermione, he was just knocked out" said Adam. "You stay with Ron Harry and I will go on, we can handle it."
"But what if you can't?" asked Hermione with worry in her face.
"Then we fail, but Ron needs you so please. Let's go Harry."
"Ok… keep him safe Hermione." Harry said with sadness in his voice.
"I will" said Hermione with tears in her eyes.
Adam and Harry entered the next room to see a dead troll and after emptying their stomachs moved on to the next room with five potions on the table and the doors covered themselves in flame.
"A riddle… think you can figure it out Adam?" asked Harry.
"Yes… but I have a feeling that it would only let one of us thru. Have I ever told you the story of when I got my wand?"
"No, but what does that have to do with now?" Harry asked as he watched Adam pull out his wand and walk up to the wall of fire.
"Fire, when I picked up this wand I didn't have some pretty sparks come out. It was a wolf… made of feindfire. My grandmother thought we were all dead but instead of going on a rampage and destroying the shop and killing us all it turned to me and bowed. I may not be the most powerful wizard, not by a long shot but fire is my specialty. And I like to fight fire with fire." With that said Adam raised his wand and three wolves came out of his wand made of feindfire and they destroyed the wall of fire and then retreated back into Adam's wand. "Put on your cloak Harry."
"Why?"
"You are going to stun him in the back while I distract him." Adam said with a devilish grin on his face.
"Wow good plan. Let's go" Harry said while throwing the cloak on himself and they both walked into the next room where they see professor Qurrill standing and looking at a mirror.
"Hmmm" the professor turned around and looked at Adam and said. "What a surprise, Mr. Hannover what brings you here?"
"Don't give me that crap, I have back upcoming though I see you can't pass the final test care to explain it to me." Adam requested innocently.
"… Fine this mirror will give the stone to he who wants it but won't use it. Since I want it to use it though it will not give it to me."
"Interesting, an ingenious defense that can't be broken because none would want it to not use it." Adam said with a small smile.
"Indeed… expelliarmus!" the professor screamed while pointing his wand at what appeared to be nothing until a wand flew out of nowhere and into his hand.
"Shit!" Yelled Adam
"Language Adam stupefy!" The professor yelled as he stunned Adam. "Now where is the person under the invisibility cloak?"
"Let me see" came a very deep and disturbing voice.
"But master-"
"Now you fool!" screamed the strange new voice.
The hell is that Adam thought as he saw Qurrill take off his turban and show a whole new face growing out of the back of his head. It was quite disturbing.
"Like the look Adam, let me guess the one hiding under the cloak is the little Potter boy. Hello Harry good to see you again do you know who I am? ... No well let me tell you. I killed your parents, I'm Lord Voldemort. Are you going to come out and play, or am I going to have to hurt your little friend…" The worst part was that the entire time this thing was speaking Qurrill was in utter agony and Voldemort had a very disturbing satisfied grin on his face. "Crucio!"
It was the most agonizing seven point three seconds that Adam had ever experienced. He almost didn't see what happened next. He watched as Harry tackled the monstrosity and when his hands touched Qurrill's face it started to burn and turn to ash it looked like it hurt Harry too but not like it would kill him. The last thing he saw before he passed out was a wraith dissipating, Qurrill turned to ash and Harry passing out as well.
AN: Next chapter is the end of the first year woho.